Past Vengeance

Chapter 2) A New Mission

"Happy sixteenth birthday, Kagome-sama!" Kaede yelled through my door. I heard a few shuffles of feet and a few grunts. My eyes finally fluttered open. "It's seven in the morning! I was out late last night, Lady Kaede!" I groaned. "Come let your mentor enter and give ye your cake." she demanded. I sighed and threw my comforter off myself. I opened the door to see her standing there with a cake and an eyepatch over her eye. "Kagome-sama!" she exclaimed, obviously appalled by my attire. "Nani?" I asked with an innocent face. "Cover yourself up!" she demanded. I sighed. "Oh come on! It's only a t-shirt and panties!" I groaned. "Exactly! A lady should never be so revealing..." she told me. I snorted at that. "Lady Kaede, this is the twenty-first century. Take a look outside!" I told her.

"Never mind, child. Ye just enjoy your birthday." she told me with another one of her smiles. I went to take a slice of cake when I heard screams of people outside. "Never fails... Always working... Never having a moment of peace..." I grumbled to myself as I threw on my hakama and grabbed my bow and hamaya. "Maybe ye should let me take care of this. It is your birthday, Kagome-sama..." Kaede told me. I smiled sweetly at her, something known as dangerous nowadays. "Lie, but Arigatou Lady Kaede. I may be a bit a tired, but this is fun." I told her. "Oh dear..." I heard her murmur as I ran out the door. "Old hag..." I chuckled under my breath.

The youkai was something I never expected. I mostly fought youkai's who were too stupid and kept their youkai form. This youkai was different and his aura was stronger than the rest. I raised my bow at him and notched a hamaya in it. "Teiryuu!" I demanded. The man chuckled at me. "Ah, the Higurashi Kagome... Such a pleasure to meet you." He told me in a slithery voice. I raised an eyebrow. "Please to meet your death, ne?" I asked him. The youkai put on a fake pout and looked at me straight in the eyes. Why does he seem so familiar? "I'm hurt... You don't even remember who I am..." he pretended to cry. My eyes widened. "Naraku..." I hissed... "So you do remember me!" He chuckled. "Actually, no. But I would never forget your cowardly voice!" I yelled and let my hamaya sail through the air. He dodged it quite quickly. "Damn..." I whispered. "Uh, uh, uh... Bishoujou such as yourself should never let a foul word escape their kawaii mouths." he mused. I smirked at him.

"And cowardly youkai such as yourself should not be allowed to live!" I yelled as another hamaya sailed through the air. Naraku raised his hand and a horde of youkai's attacked me. "You coward! You can't even fight for yourself!" I yelled as I killed the youkai's without remorse and without care. Shooting them with my hamaya's was pointless as they kept coming and I needed a fast path to Naraku. I took out my katana and began destroying them. Once I cleared an area I ran forward. Finally I killed all the youkai and ended in front of Naraku.

"My, my, my... You are ruthless." he acknowledged. I smirked. "And I suppose that's a bad thing?" I asked. Naraku chuckled and that made my anger rise. "Oh on the contrary, it's a superb aspect. Come join me and all of this shall be ours." he offered. I felt sickened. "You expect me to join the very youkai that killed my family? You're more insane than I thought!" I screamed and lunged at him with my katana. "Kagura..." Naraku called and a wind sorceress appeared in front of me. I smirked. "So what are you? His lackey?" I asked her. She growled. "Fuujin no Mai!" she yelled and blades came at me. I smirked. "Is that really the best you can do?" I asked as I put a protective barrier around myself. I waited when the dust flew in the air to raise my hamaya and shoot it at her. I used a technique taught to me by Lade Kaede. I heard a scream and saw her fly away on her feather.

I walked back into the ichidou with a smirk. "That was too easy... I at least though the great Naraku would be more of a challenge..." I said to myself. I met a concerned looking Kaede by the door. "Nani?" I asked her. "Kagome-sama... Ye have become to accustomed to killing..." she observed. "And?" I asked her. "I am afraid that if ye continue on with the ruthlessness and the way of no remorse then ye will become just as tainted at the youkai's!" she exclaimed. "Lady Kaede, don't be ridiculous!" I laughed at her. "Kagome-sama, ye have already become so powerful that I can feel the shift in your aura when ye fight! I felt the taintedness of ye soul when ye killed that horde of youkai's." she explained. I couldn't believe my ears. My soul was tainted? "So that leave's me no choice. Ye are going to go to high school." she told me. I widened my eyes. "NANI?" I demanded.

I calmed down. "Nazi, Lady Kaede? Nazi?" I asked her. "Maybe if ye had friend's then when you fought ye would fight to protect them instead for the enjoyment..." she told me. I scoffed. "I don't need friends. They'll only get in the way of my mission." I told her. "Finding the shards of the Shikon no Tama can wait, ye must find something to fight for other than the pure fun of it." she told me. I looked at her. "What else are you hiding, Lady Kaede." I asked her, she seemed to be hiding something very important. For a moment I thought she was going to give in, but instead she lied. "My concern for your safety." she replied. "Get some rest, ye start tenth grade in the morning like scheduled. I already went about and bought ye some new clothes.." she said as she walked away.

"But who will protect the ichidou and city while I'm away?" I demanded. "I may be an old hag, but I'm the one ye learned everything from... My time isn't quite up just yet.." she replied and disappeared. "Keh... Insane fool..." I muttered and went up to my room for some rest. I looked at the cake and shoved in the garbage can. "I don't need anymore cavities... The dentist is a bastard..." I mumbled before climbing back into bed.

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Author's Note: I know that Kagome is acting more like a bad ass, but you have to consider my story line. I know this is pretty slow, but it will get better once she starts school. I plan on some humour as I introduce other members of our beloved Inu-Tachi! Here is a small dictionary to go with this chapter.

-Sama - Ending added to show respect or caring for

Hakama - Traditional outfit of a Miko

Hamaya - Purity arrows

Lie - No

Arigatou - Thank you

Otou-san - Father

Youkai - Full Demon

Teiryuu - Stop

Bishoujou - Pretty girl; schoolgirl

Kawaii - Pretty; Cute

Katana - A weapon much like a sword, only more lightweight and easier to handle

Fuujin no Mai - One of Kagura's attack; Dance of the Wind Blades

Ichidou - Shrine

Nazi - Why

Shikon no Tama - Jewel of Four Souls; Ball of Four Souls

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Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha in whatever way whatsoever. InuYasha is the property of the wonderfully talented Rumiko Takahashi. Viz Media also shares in the production rights.