New Devil
Chapter 5
Kagome screamed as they floated, or fell in the blackness of the hole once again. She couldn't hear anyone else but Sango until they separated, then it was silence. Kagome felt weight being pushed down on her and closed her eyes as she landed softly? She opened her eyes to find herself back on her own bed.
"Kagome?" she heard her mother's voice and ran out of her room and into her mothers arms.
"Oh mom I missed you"
"You're late sweetie, its 10" Kagome pulled away confused
"But it's been…"
"Please Kagome don't stay out so late next time, I was worried"
"Sorry mom" Kagome kissed her mom on the cheek and went back into her room confused.
"I'm back home but… was it a dream?" she sat on her bed when her mom came back in
"Where did you get that dress?" Kagome looked down to find herself wearing a long red dress with split sleeves
"Oh my friend let me borrow it"
"For what?"
"Oh well just because I thought it was pretty and wanted to try it on so…" Kagome laughed
"Oh, make sure you don't get it dirty or rip it"
"Ok mom" her mom closed the door and walked down the stairs
"Guess it was real. I hope the others are alright, I should go look for them, especially Sango and Kohaku!" Kagome got up and went to her door but stopped and turned to her drawers to change first.
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Wind blew over her burning face and her eyes stung as she opened them. The trees were green and tall with dark brown trunks. Colorful flowers bloomed everywhere and the soil was cool and full of lush green grass. She sat up and pushed her dark hair behind her ears, she looked around and saw Kohaku but as she tried to get up she felt a sting on her hand and screamed. She looked to see a small yellow creature fly away from her hand, leaving a small red dot on her wrist where it had stabbed her.
"Sister?"
"Kohaku be careful" Sango ordered looking around; she slowly stood and walked to Kohaku only to then trip over something that moaned. She looked to find Shippo, unconscious but waking, she hugged Kohaku and picked Shippo up.
"He is very small don't ya think?" Sango whipped around both her and Kohaku with their knives out and ready to fight. A man with short black hair and dark eyes stood frozen then he laughed and patted the now awake Shippo.
"Miroku?"
"Hey Shippo, who's she? And where's Inuyasha?" the man pointed to Sango
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"Ugh my head" Inuyasha sat up rubbing his head; he looked around to find himself beside a large tree. He stood but fell back down, dizzy, but he landed against something warm and definitely not the ground.
"Inuyasha? Oh my gods I'm so happy you're not hurt or anything" Kagome hugged Inuyasha and he blushed "Your face is all red, are you sick?"
"Uh no I'm uh, um…" Inuyasha pulled away and looked around "So we're at your house? I wonder where Shippo and Sango ended up"
"Oh we just ended up at a shrine where we happened to find Miroku" Inuyasha and Kagome turned to find Shippo, Sango, Kohaku, and an older man with dark hair.
"Miroku, you go to a shrine? What to find poor innocent women?" Inuyasha grunted and crossed his arms looking at the man
"Heh, no, I was praying actually. Though I was able to meet this beautiful lady" Miroku groped Sango's ass and a loud crack was heard ending with a large red hand mark on Miroku's face.
"Pervert" (Sango)
"Lecher" (Inuyasha and Shippo)
"What a creep" (Kagome)
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"So you're saying you just came from hell, but hell isn't hell, and Kagome is the new Devil and these two aren't even from here?" Miroku looked at Sango and Kohaku then back at Inuyasha and Shippo and Kagome
"I know it sounds like a joke and you probably don't believe us but…"
"Oh no, I believe you, its' just odd to think this sweet angel could be the devil" Miroku smiled at Kagome and Inuyasha kicked him in the leg, "ouch, heh, heh so… in other words what do you want me to do?"
"Nothing, we just need a ride but Shippo decided to tell you everything" Inuyasha grunted
"Well then everybody hop in"
"Uh-uh no way I am not getting in a car with this lunatic ever again!" Shippo hung on to a tree while Inuyasha tried to pull him into the car
"Come on Shippo, You can sit on my lap and just close your eyes" Kagome smiled sweetly
"…O…k…!" Shippo held Kagome's hand and sat on her lap in the small car while Sango and Kohaku sat in the way back, away from Miroku and Inuyasha sat in the front with Miroku (It's a van)
"What does a single man need a van like this for?" Kagome asked suspicious of Miroku
"Well the third row turns into a bed so that way I can--"
"You don't need to know" Inuyasha quickly covered Miroku's mouth
"Oh…" Kagome sweat dropped and Sango scooted closer to the window
"This is a dirty car" Kohaku said in a hollow voice and everyone's face dropped while Miroku sweat dropped
"Eheheh…"
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"Here we are" Miroku parked by the gates of the park and everyone jumped out scared.
"You drive like a mad man!"
"Huh? But I was only driving close to 95, that's not that fast"
"Psycho"
They all walked into the park and Kagome went to the spot where they were first dragged into Hell.
"Well the hole's gone… and I don't see anyone…"
"Who cares" Inuyasha crossed his arms "Why would you wanna go back anyway?"
"Well I don't know I just… Sango and Kohaku and then there's being the Devil and…" Kagome thought out loud
Three days passed and Kagome began going back to school, Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kohaku all stayed at Miroku's and Kagome had persuaded her mom to let Sango stay for a while using a story that her house was being bugged. Everything seemed to be pretty normal for the time being, but Kagome couldn't stop thinking about how worried Naraku and the people in Hell would be right now.
"Kagome?" she looked over to Sango who was drying her hair "Its' your turn for the bath"
"Thanks" Kagome smiled and went to the bathroom to bathe and hopefully clear her mind.
The bath had just emptied from Sango's bathe only to be refilled by Kagome; she lit a few candles and turned off the lights after stirring bubbles around into the water.
"Hmhm…" she began to hum and closed her eyes when the bathroom began to shake, "Oh no not now!"
"Kagome!" Kagome quickly got out and wrapped a towel around her wet body and opened the door to Sango. "Kagome are you ok?"
"Ya I'm fine, that's odd the shaking stopped" Kagome looked around then looked back into the bathroom where the shaking had just ended
"I guess it was a normal earthquake or something?"
"No it wasn't, come look" Kagome followed Sango back into her bedroom to find the wolf demon Koga, from the ceremony, now sitting on her bed.
"Eh?"
"Milady" Koga stood and bowed then pulled out a black bead "It is time to go back to your home"
"But I…"
"Please milady we must hurry"
"But I need to get dressed and pack and…" Kagome listed things and the demon looked at her then looked away red
"I-I am s-sorry Milady"
"Oh it's ok but could you two go into the other room for a moment" Sango took Koga and left the room while Kagome got dressed and packed a few things.
"Well I guess my normal life is at an end…" she sighed and sat down only to be scared by the ring of the phone, "Hello?"
"Kagome? Hi it's Shippo"
"Oh hi Shippo, um oh ya can you please bring Kohaku over here?"
"Ya sure, we'll be there right away"
"Ok thanks" Kagome hung up and grabbed her bags then walked downstairs. Luckily her mother wasn't home and the only trouble would be her brother.
"Souta?"
"Hey Kagome, what's with the bags?"
"Um Souta… I have to go somewhere and well… I don't think I'll be back for a very long time"
"Where are you going?"
"It's a long story… can you please tell mom I'm ok"
"Ya sure, you aren't running away are you?"
"No, and I promise I'll come back as soon as I can I just… have some unfinished business somewhere"
"Oh ok, you promise you'll come back?"
"I promise" Kagome smiled and hugged her brother. She forced herself not to cry but heard a soft sob escape her lips. She let go of her brother and called Sango.
"Oh I should bring something to drink" Kagome set down her bags and went into the kitchen to grab a few bottles of water then walked with Sango and Koga out of the house leaving a puzzled look on her brothers face.
Just as they walked to the steps Inuyasha and Shippo came up with Kohaku and Miroku behind them.
"Uh hey guys"
"Kohaku" Sango hugged her brother and Kagome smiled innocently as Inuyasha and Shippo noticed Koga and looked at her confused
"Who's he?"
"Oh this is my friend Koga"
"What's he wearing" Inuyasha laughed and Koga glared
"Inuyasha"
"Wait… he's not… you're not…?"
"Eh? He's just a friend, we're all going to the park for a walk and Sango wanted to be with her brother"
"Oh can we come?" Shippo smiled at Kagome who shook her head, "Why not?"
"Milady do you need me to kill these humans?" Koga bowed to Kagome then stood in a fighting stance and Inuyasha cracked his knuckles.
"Don't think of me so lightly"
"Inuyasha, Koga stop"
"Wait he called you milady… Kagome he's not…" Shippo looked at Kagome sadly, "You were going to go back without us weren't you"
"Shippo I--"
"No, not a chance! You are not going back alone"
"I won't be alone, please I--" flustered a bit
"We're coming with and that's finale I already told you that--" Inuyasha cut her off then was cut off
"Let me finish Inuyasha!" everyone was startled when Kagome yelled and Inuyasha stopped, "I won't be alone, I'll have Koga and Honoo, and everyone else and especially Naraku" Inuyasha gave a disgusted face to the name but said nothing as Kagome finished, "I want you to stay here and live normal lives, please"
"How can I live a normal life when I'm a half demon? What's so normal about that? I'd rather protect you than sit here and hope that Naraku is protecting you from an assassin or something!" Inuyasha gave Kagome a determined look and Shippo nodded
"I have to protect you too since Inuyasha will get carried away with his arrogance" Shippo crossed his arms and Inuyasha hit him on the head
"Ow, Kagome, Inuyasha hit me!" Shippo ran and hid behind Kagome who just laughed
"I guess I'd miss you all too much" Kagome kneeled down and hugged Shippo, "But I just don't want my friends to get hurt"
"Well I guess it's all figured out then and I'll be coming too" Miroku spoke up
"Why you?"
"Because, I couldn't let beauties like this go with just all you men" Sango glared at the lecher and Kagome sweat dropped
"Aren't you a man too though?"
"Well yes but…" before anything Sango smacked Miroku and everyone noticed how he had slinked closer to her and had begun to grope her.
"Milady we should hurry" Koga spoke up
"Oh ya um ok let's go I guess"
"So how do we get back?" Kagome asked Koga as he seemed to be the one leading them somewhere
"To the location where you were first brought to Hell, there, there will be another opening."
"Oh ok, this time we should all be sure to hold on tightly to each other. Maybe we should tie ourselves together or something?"
"If you're afraid I could hold onto you?" Koga winked at Kagome who blushed, Koga's smirk grew wider when he heard Inuyasha growl.
As they neared the park Kagome felt her stomach drop and she felt a tear tugging to be released but she choked it back.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered "Why are you crying?"
"Huh? Oh I'm not" She looked back to Inuyasha who held a worried expression
"I can smell it, you're about to cry. Are you sure you want to go back?"
"I'm sure" Kagome smiled and they stopped near the playground set they were first pulled to Hell.
"Ok this is it but where's--" before Kagome could finish her question, the ground began to shake and Sango took hold of Kohaku. Koga took hold of Kagome as did Inuyasha and Kagome held Shippo in her arms and took Sango's hand. The hole formed and they were being sucked in again. Miroku quickly took hold of Sango who blushed and glared but didn't have time to slap him. They were pulled in, Kagome's grip on Sango's hand and on Shippo tightened.
Inuyasha felt her tense up and his grip tightened as well, he felt her loosen up a bit and smiled but hit himself mentally.
A light appeared and everyone had to shield there eyes for a moment.
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Kagome opened her eyes and sighed, it had been a week since she had come back. she barely even remembered how they had ended up back home for one.
Though she didn't mind it here she just missed her mom and Souta and everyone else back home. Then again this was her home now too. Miroku seemed to follow Sango everywhere and Myouga had left back to his home. Shippo stayed by Kagome most of the time and at some times he would be with Kohaku who was followed by the young Rin. Kagome would find Inuyasha always sitting in the castle garden on a high tree branch.
Kagome laughed to herself and got up. It had become a lot more fun now that she was getting used to everything, her arms and legs were sore from training and Kagome was growing worried about Kaede who was in bed more often now.
"Milady?"
A soft knock at the door told Kagome it was Kanna, a young girl about Rin's age. Her hair was white as snow and her skin was pale as if she was dead, Kagome opened the door and smiled at the young girl, "I brought you your washed clothes" she held out the folded clothing
"Thank you very much"
"Why do you look so sad?" Kanna asked, her expression unchanged
"I do? Oh I guess… because Lady Kaede is sick"
"Kaede? I heard someone say today that she was going to die" Kagome looked at Kanna surprised but saw no saddened look on the girls' face.
"I saw someone die once. They looked peaceful when they were dead, as if asleep"
"People can look like that when the pain is gone"
"Yes, I suppose the short rest is a relief. I must return to my work now"
"Ok, please don't work yourself too hard Kanna"
"The choice is not mine" the girl disappeared and Kagome shivered at the small feeling of loneliness
She closed the door and washed her face before changing. She had memorized some of the castle now but got lost a few times.
"Milady" Kagome turned and smiled at Naraku, he was dressed in a dark blue haori and gray hakama.
"I've never seen you dressed like that before"
"I'm sorry"
"Why are you sorry?"
"Does this clothing displease you milady?"
"No it looks nice, and please stop calling me that I told you to call me Kagome"
"Yes Lady Kagome" Naraku bowed, "Shall we go to the courts now"
"Oh ya, training" Kagome smiled and followed Naraku as they passed down a dark hall Kagome stopped.
"Lady Kagome?"
"I heard something…" Kagome turned and walked down the hall until she came to a closed door. She listened and heard hard breathing, she knocked but there was no reply.
"That is thy lady Kaede's quarters"
"Something's wrong" Kagome opened the door and screamed she turned to Naraku, quickly burying her face against his chest. Naraku looked at a pile of ashes and bone in the shape of Kaede's body.
"It was her time"
"What?"
"Lady Kaede sat on the throne, already at an old age she knew she didn't have much longer."
"But ashes… I heard her breathing and…"
"When a queen of the throne of Hell dies they do not lay in peace as a normal person would. They become ash and bone. Thy lady Kikyou would have faced the same time if not for her early death"
"You mean… I'm going to just turn to a pile of ash someday?" at Naraku's nod Kagome stepped back
"Milady?"
"I can't… I-I c-can't do this…!" a tear slipped free and she covered her face. Naraku looked at her with much surprise and slight confusion; he walked towards her and placed his hands on her shoulders. She calmed down and looked up.
"You will not die. There is nothing to worry about Kagome"
"I really do like it better when you say my name normally" Kagome smiled and they retreated from the room. Naraku informed one of the servants of the situation and preparations for the funeral were organized quickly.
"Since Kaede was not the true Devil her ceremony is small, her ashes will be placed within a small pot and buried inside the cave of Eien" (Eien means Eternal)
Naraku informed as he and Kagome walked down the long halls to the ceremonial hall.
"I just wished I could've said goodbye or something. Then again no one is ever really able to say goodbye to a person before they die. I just hope she's in peace"
"She will be reborn or kept in rest"
Another few days passed after the ceremony and it had now been over a month since Kagome had come back. Naraku had to leave for a few days to go to the borderline of the Northern and Eastern countries, on work Kagome wasn't told.
She sat in her room and wondered…
'If I'm in charge of order in this world, why wasn't I informed on what Naraku had to leave about? I'm left out of so much I wonder if they even need me here… I wonder how mom is and Souta and Grandpa…?'
"Kagome?" Sango opened the door and sat next to Kagome, "Are you ok?"
"Y-ya…" Kagome shook from her thoughts and smiled at her friend, "Just a bit home sick"
"Why don't you come for a walk in the gardens?"
"Well I don't…"
"Come on it'll do you good. You've been in too much"
"Ok, let me just change into something else"
"I'll wait for you in the halls" Sango smiled and left the room as her friend changed. Kagome opened the door, her hair was tied back and she wore a black long sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans both which she had brought from home. Sango smiled and the two made their way to the gardens.
Kagome shielded her eyes to the sun until her eyes adjusted, she looked around and took in a deep breath, the scent of flowers and the sound of birds left her calm. She looked up into a tree to find Inuyasha taking a nap.
"What are you giggling about?" Sango asked curious then looked up into the tree and smirked until a familiar and unwanted voice whispered in her ears.
"You left me" the voice whined and Sango punched Miroku then pulled Kagome to a different area in the garden.
"You seem to be hitting him softer than you first ever did. Is the strong Sango weakening or just beginning to fall in love?" Kagome teased and Sango snorted
"Me, fall in love, with that lecher? There is no way I am weaker either. I'm just bored…" no matter what Sango said though, Kagome still noticed the slight blush that crept over her face.
"Aw why'd you hit me…?" Miroku gave a fake sad face and Kagome laughed as Sango fought, or repeatedly hit, Miroku every time he looked at her the wrong way.
Kagome left Sango and Miroku to sat under a tall shaded tree. She rested her head against the stump and closed her eyes.
"Well if it isn't milady, it is very nice to see you again" Kagome opened her eyes to see the wolf demon, Koga; she smiled as he leaned beside her against the tree
"And very nice to see you again Koga"
"I am honored" Koga spoke in a smooth voice and Kagome looked at him only to find him inches closer to her face.
"KOGA!" a feminine voice called the demons name and he jumped
"Uh oh, please excuse me milady" Koga bowed and ran, soon after a girl with two red pigtails ran passed quickly bowing then yelling after Koga.
"YOU IDIOT!"
Kagome smiled thinking to herself, 'Everyone seems to have someone' she noticed Kohaku sitting by the stairs of the court with Rin close by.
Kagome walked around the garden and traced her fingers over the flowers that she passed. The birds of a near by tree sang and the loud but quiet flapping of a large butterfly passed Kagome.
"Everything seems so alive here but… on the other side of these walls was nothing but dust and mountains…"
"Not everything on the other side of these gates is barren" Kagome was startled by the voice behind her, she turned to find Inuyasha.
"Oh?"
"There is a small field leading into a cave that is filled with small pink flowers and thick grass"
"Did you see that from your perch on the trees?"
"No and yes, I jumped over the gate a few times and went into the cave. Inside there is a small pond"
"I guess that'd explain why you were wet this morning. You weren't hurt or anything, were you?"
"Nothing I can't handle, just a small scratch on my arm. No demons attacked me, it seems like nothing is ever around here in the day, I'm surprised there are even birds in this garden at all."
"Inuyasha you're bleeding!"
"I am?" Kagome took Inuyasha's other arm and pulled up the sleeve, she ripped a piece of her shirt off and used it to wipe the blood away.
"It's small but it's still bleeding" Kagome's worried face made Inuyasha laugh, she looked up at him confused
"You're so worried all the time, why don't you relax. Give yourself a break and rest"
"I've rested too much already"
"No, you haven't rested enough, and now you've ruined a perfectly good shirt for no reason"
"But you're hurt"
"And that's my own fault I'll take care of it jeez" Inuyasha covered his arm with his sleeve and crossed his arms over
"I'm sorry" Kagome apologized
"For what?"
"I don't know I guess a lot" she shrugged
"You know what"
"What?"
"You need to stop worrying and stop saying you're sorry to people. You're the Queen, the Devil of this world, so take advantage. Stop helping and be helped let people take care of themselves"
"I guess you're right but… that's not who I am" Kagome smiled at Inuyasha and began walking her path again, now with him following behind, both in their own thoughts.
"Inuyasha"
"Ya?"
"Thank you"
"For what?"
"For being my friend and watching over me. For a person you didn't know very well you tried to save me when I was being brought here and you've helped me a lot" Inuyasha just shrugged as they walked on.
Naraku returned, autumn had come and gone and now winter had come, though the temperature hadn't changed, the plants had all died and the trees lost their leaves. Naraku had said that the coldest it ever got in the area was before autumn, otherwise everything was the same.
"I wish it'd snow or rain or at least turn colder" Kagome pushed back her hair and leaned against the tree. She came out every other day now, to the gardens, and would sit under the same tree. Inuyasha would usually sleep in the tree a few branches above her, but she had seen him go over the gates towards the cave he had told her about a few months before, earlier. She closed her eyes and listened, there were few birds chirping and no butterflies flew past.
"Lady Kagome?" Naraku kneeled in front of her and she smiled her usual smile
"Are you ok out here?"
"Yes… I'm fine, just wishing it'd snow"
"I've seen snow only once… when I had gone to the borders of the Northern country. It was a very beautiful site but as it touched the ground it melted back into water"
"Oh. I wonder if there is a way to make it snow here…?" Kagome closed her eyes
"You wish for snow that much Lady Kagome?"
"I guess" she shrugged with a soft laugh; Naraku sat down and closed his own eyes. After a while a cold breeze kissed Kagome's cheek and she shivered, she looked around in shock. Naraku still had his eyes closed and soon another cold breeze blew around the tree.
'Is he doing this?' she looked at Naraku and felt a small splash on her face. She looked up towards the sky and saw small droplets of rain and soon… snow.
Kagome gasped and heard Naraku exhale.
"Naraku did you make it snow?"
"Yes but…" he fell over exhausted and Kagome put his head on her lap "It took a lot of my energy to do so. I hope that you are pleased Lady Kagome"
"It's beautiful, thank you Naraku" Kagome smiled and ran her fingers through Naraku's wavy dark hair. He had closed his eyes to rest and soon she heard steady breathing and knew he was asleep, though it was a light rest.
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Inuyasha climbed over the tall wall and jumped onto a branch, he had come from the cave only to feel rain and then snow had begun to fall. He was confused until he heard Kagome ask,
"Naraku did you make it snow?"
"Yes but… it took a lot of my energy to do so. I hope that you are pleased Lady Kagome"
"It's beautiful, thank you Naraku"
Inuyasha looked around until he found the unsettling site of Kagome with Naraku's head in her lap as he rested. Inuyasha growled and dug his extended claws into the branch causing it to crack a little. He jumped to the ground before his weight made the branch break in half, and walked back inside the castle.
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Kagome closed her eyes, the wind had become chilled with the snow but she didn't shiver. Not until a strong gust blew her hair to the side.
"Here" Kagome looked up to find Inuyasha with his hand holding out a jacket and fabric for her to put over herself and Naraku.
"Thank you. Can you believe it? Naraku was kind enough to make it snow, it's so pretty I just don't want to go inside"
"Don't stay out too long Kagome. You don't want to catch a cold"
"I know, just for a little bit longer though, so he can rest" Inuyasha grunted and walked back to the doors, before he went back in he looked over his shoulder and saw Kagome with her eyes closed and her hand placed on top of the jacket. Inuyasha smiled and closed the door.
Disclaimer- it's obvious I don't own Inuyasha for if I did it'd be a lot better and I wouldn't have time to write stories like this… a pity.
Hope you liked this chapter and thank you for the reviews. Next chapter is gonna be a big surprise to everyone hope you like it muahaha.