Chapter 5: The Meeting, the Teacher, the Youkai, and Halloween
"What did you want to meet me here for?" Hiei asked.
"There is a possibility that an old partner of mine is still alive. The Sorting Hat told me about him. It also told me that he died a few months past, but I can smell him in the forest."
Hiei nodded. "Hn. What do you want to do about this?" He asked.
"I want you to cover for me so that I can meet up with him. On Halloween would be best." Kurama looked at him with pleading eyes.
"I'll do it, but you owe me, foxboy." As Kurama started walking away, Hiei stopped him. "Kurama, that girl, Kagome…" Kurama looked at him questioningly.
"Kagome-what?" He asked.
"Kagome… isn't human. She doesn't know it, but she's youkai. She is, more accurately, a Kitsune youkai. Keep an eye on her." Hiei walked away with Kurama close behind.
…The next morning…
"Come on, Inuyasha! We'll be late for Defense Against the Dark Arts class!" He ran down the stairs, grabbed Kagome's arm, and threw her on his back as he sped off to DADA.
As they sat down in the two empty seats, the teacher came in. "SESSHY!" Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kurama yelled. Sesshomaru covered his ears and yelled in protest.
"You idiotic creatures, cease your incessant whining. It's annoying this Sesshomaru."
"Um, sorry, Sesshy." Sesshomaru growled.
"STOP CALLING THIS SESSHOMARU BY THAT IDIOTIC CHILDHOOD NAME! DO YOU WISH FOR DEATH BY THE HANDS OF YOUR SUPERIOR?" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
Inuyasha shrugged. "Sorry. Uh, what SHOULD we call you, then?"
Sesshomaru growled in frustration. "Call me by my name."
Inuyasha shrugged again. "Okay, Sesshy." Sesshomaru growled again. "I MEANT Sesshomaru, not Sesshy. That's what you called me when you were a little kid, for god's sake! You constantly give me headaches, I should just kill you now and be done with it. As for everyone who doesn't know, I am Lord Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western lands." A silence greeted this statement.
"Uh, Sesshy? I don't really think that they know about the western lands, or really care who the lord is." Inuyasha said doubtfully. Sesshomaru was next to him in an instant.
"Do you want me to cut a hole in you?" Sesshomaru asked with a murderous gleam in his eyes.
Inuyasha just smiled, "I wonder what Rin would think if she knew you'd said that."
As if right on cue, Rin walked in. "Lord Sesshomaru? Can I go pick some flowers please?" She asked politely.
Sesshomaru calmed down. "Of course you can."
Sesshomaru sighed. "Fine, little brother. I won't hurt you, if you won't hurt this Sesshomaru or Rin, although this Sesshomaru doubts you could get near enough to try. Is it a deal?"
Inuyasha nodded. "Deal."
"Now, today I will be showing you the fox-demon." At this Kurama gasped.
Sesshy nodded to him. "I have brought a young one with me to show you what they look like." He walked outside for a moment, and returned with a beaming Shippo on his shoulder.
"SHIPPO!"
"KAGOME!"
"RUNT!"
"INUYASHA!"
Sesshomaru and Kurama watched as Kagome and Inuyasha greeted their little friend. "Great surprise for them, Sesshy." Kurama muttered to him under his breath.
"Thank you, Youko. Oh, and it is good to see you again." Sesshy replied.
"You too, Sesshomaru."
The two friends looked up at a scream. "KAGOMEEEEEEEEEEE!" Shippo screamed as Inuyasha grabbed him by the tail.
"Hey Inuyasha what are ya doing? SIT! SIT! SIT! SIIIIIT!" Inuyasha let go of Shippo, who jumped on Kagome's shoulder, and when he was done being sat, his head had gone right through the stone floor and was sticking out of the ceiling in the room below.
"Here, let me help you." Sesshy pulled him out and repaired the floor, all while instructing Kurama to make a medicine for Inuyasha. Kurama rubbed his ointment on Inuyasha's forehead, and it glowed white and automatically started to heal.
"Thanks, Sesshy. I'm glad you're here. Wait, how are you here?" Kagome said.
"I am a demon, I lived." He said as he pulled something out of his pocket. "Here." He said, giving Inuyasha a shard of the Shikon No Tama.
"Wh...Where did you get this?" He asked Sesshy. "I stole it from Naraku a short time before you came here." He said emotionlessly.
"Um, thanks, I guess." He ran over to Kagome and she put the shard on her necklace.
………..a while later…………..
Kagome, Shippo, and Inuyasha walked to lunch together after a few uneventful classes.
"KAGOME!" A girl screamed, running up to her.
"SANGO, MIROKU!" Sango and Miroku grinned as their old friend ran up to them. "How did you get here?" Kagome asked her two friends as Sango hit Miroku with her boomerang.
"Uh, Sango? That's got to be unhealthy for him." She said, watching the monk try to get up, to only be knocked down again by Sango.
"So?" She asked, grinning devilishly.
"I'm glad you care." Said a half-dead Miroku.
"Hello, may I sit with you?" Kurama walked over to Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.
Kagome grinned at him, "Of course. You were in our train compartment, right? These people are Sango, the demon exterminator, Miroku, a less-than-pure monk, and Shippo the kitsune demon."
"It is nice to meet you all. For those of you who weren't there, I'm Shuuichi Minamino, but you can call me Kurama." Kurama sat down next to Kagome and they ate their lunch in peace.
For a while, anyway. "So, more Gryffindor scum. I should have known." Malfoy had come up behind them with a smirk on his face.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, "You may think you're so great, but you're really just a worthless piece of junk."
Malfoy glowered at the insult, and in a split second he had her by the neck and had pushed her against the wall. Inuyasha got up and was about to pull out the Tetsusaiga when Kurama rose and touched him lightly. A minute later he was covered in vines that bound him to the wall.
Kurama gently pried Kagome away, "Let's get to class." He suggested with a slight smile.
"Okay." Kagome replied. They walked off together, leaving a shocked Inuyasha with his sword still out of its sheath, Sango smiling devilishly, a jealous monk, and a confused Shippo.
"Where's Kagome going?" Shippo asked.
"We have Herbology next. This should be easy." Kurama said, looking at Kagome.
"Yeah, I just hope that they don't have anything too dangerous." She replied absentmindedly.
Kurama smiled, "Trust me, nothing too dangerous. What are you thinking about?"
She paused, "I was just wondering how Sango and Miroku got here. They're not exactly from around here." That was definitely an understatement, by about 500 years and a few continents. A minute later they reached the Herbology classroom.
"Welcome, today you will be learning about the rare silver rose plant. Can anyone tell me about it?" Professor Sprout asked as soon as they were all seated. Kurama's hand shot up in the air a second before Hermione's. "Yes, Minamino?" Hermione put her hand down in disappointment, glaring at Kurama.
Kurama automatically went off into a detailed explanation about the silver rose, leaving everyone staring. 20 minutes later, Kurama came to a halt.
"Well, Minamino, it appears that you know more about this plant than I do. 50 points to Gryffindor for passing the teacher in your knowledge. Good job. As we do not have a silver rose plant, you may talk among yourselves for the next ten minutes." Kurama raised his hand again. "Yes, Minamino?"
Kurama took a seed from his hair. "I happen to have a silver rose seed with me. Perhaps we could work with it." Sprout looked doubtful, but agreed to let him use a small pot in the corner. Kurama planted his seed and brought it to life. He picked one of the roses and put it in his hair. Kurama and Kagome then headed off to Potions class.
"Hello students. I see that Mr. Potter has somehow managed to get back into Potions class. I'm surprised. 5 points from Gryffindor. Minamino, Higurashi, you're late. Another 10 points from Gryffindor. Take your seats." They looked around and sat down at an empty table.
"Today we will be making a revival potion. It can revive the dead, though I highly doubt that any of you will accomplish it, not even Granger." Hermione was furious. "The instructions are on the board, the items in the cupboard. Begin." Kagome was shocked to find out that Kurama knew how to make this potion. "It's actually pretty easy. Now add the bloodroot." Kurama whispered in an undertone. Soon Kagome and Kurama were finished with their potion. Snape came over, eager to test it.
"Now, class, we will test this potion to see if it is correct, which it probably isn't." Snape took the potion and poured it down a dead mouse's throat. In less than a second, the mouse was scurrying around again, trying to find a way out of the dungeon. "It… It worked? Not even I can do that potion correctly. Minamino must have cheated. 10 points from Gryffindor for cheating, and another 10 for lying to a teacher. Dismissed."
When Kagome and Kurama were out of the classroom, Kagome burst, "I CAN'T BELIEVE HIM! WE DID NOT CHEAT, AND WE DID NOT LIE TO HIM! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE COULD BE SO COLD-HEARTED, SO SELFISH!"
When Kagome stopped yelling, Kurama stepped forward. "Lets go to our next class." He said, hugging her gently.
"Thanks, Kurama." She whispered.
Soon it was a week before Halloween, and notices went up all over the school. "Halloween DANCE!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome walked up to the board he was staring at and read the message written on it.
"A Halloween dance?" Kurama asked, coming up behind her. "That's a little strange. It says here that all students fourth year and up have to attend, no exceptions. I wonder what Hiei will think of this. Actually, I'd rather not know."
That night, Kurama had a strange dream.
Flashback:
Kurama was watching as his sister sparred with Kuronue. She had never been as good with her katana as he was, and was being easily overwhelmed.
"Kuronue, I think Kiyoshi has had enough." It was true, she was panting heavily. Kuronue muttered an apology and helped her up.
"Are you okay, Kiyoshi?" Kuronue asked. She nodded as she walked over to her brother.
"How did I do, Kurama?" She asked her twin brother.
"Just as horrible as last time." The fox replied.
"Thanks……HEY! KURAMA YOU LITTLE……" As Kiyoshi chased after her brother, Kuronue laughed his head off at the two kitsunes. None of them saw the miko with long black hair sneak up behind them.
"DIE, DEMON!" A miko shot the arrow that had killed Kiyoshi. As she lay bleeding, Kurama swore to avenge the death that the miko had caused. He swore that he would kill Kikyo.
End Flashback.
Kurama woke up, sweating. He whispered one word before passing out on the floor.
"Kiyoshi."
