Yay! I've finally updated! At least you know I'm still alive, ne? Anyway this is a sort of surprise, though I have to admit I probably could have had it up earlier, seeing as I only had to go back and tweak a few things. The plot begins in this chapter, though, as you'll see yet another side to our charming vixen.
Chapter 6
Trouble At Home
Yoko couldn't help it, he truly couldn't. Practically the entire night and all of this morning she'd been within arms reach, taunting him with her glorious body and heavenly scent. When she'd been teased him earlier it had taken nearly everything he had just to hold himself back from pouncing on her and dragging her off to one of his old caves for a good rutting with her. And as it was, it had been such a long, long time since he'd been with a lover. When he was trapped inside Shuichi's human body, the human had never once allowed himself to indulge in the flesh of a woman, although Yoko had to say he couldn't blame his counterpart one bit. The humans of this realm were petty and weak, nothing like they were hundreds of years ago when they worked the lands themselves and walked to get to wherever they needed to go. No, even the women couldn't hold a candle to even some of the whores in the Makai. And Yoko never dallied with whores, maybe a few barmaids once in awhile, but never a whore. His standards were even higher than Shuichi's. And he always made damn sure the female was just as beautiful as he himself, the narcissist in him never failing.
He'd gone into heat plenty of times in his human body, however, and at times it was even worse than his demon form since he had no way of taking care of the, uh, problem. Instead, he'd been forced to hole up in Shuichi's room, almost like a double prison since he was already trapped in one space. But he'd forced himself to stay within the confines of their bedroom, thus he end up mating with the first pair of legs that came along. And he did not want to wake up and find out he'd mated with anyone ugly, or anyone at all for that matter.
Except now that he had his own body to contend with, the feeling rushing through him were enough to send hi energy singing. It was higher than he'd ever felt before, aching for just one taste of the pliant vixen within his grasp. And his body was straining to feel the touch of another beneath his questing fingers. So he really couldn't help leaning forward and forcing his mouth passionately against the vixen in his arms, eyes staying open so he could watch her white skin heat with passion and desire.
Kagome didn't know what happened. One moment she was staring down at the beautiful, elegant male and now the next here he was kissing the life out of her. His arms were wrapped solely around her waist anchoring her upper body against his chest, mouth slanting deliciously over her own. His lips moved and his tongue darted across her sealed lips. She moaned when the twisting appendage swirled insistently upon the seal of her lips and she found herself hesitating only briefly before allowing his delicious tongue into her cavern.
Suddenly alarms blazed from all around her and, amazingly enough, they did not come from the alarms in her head. Kagome jumped at the sound, scooting away from Yoko in her haste, crying out from the searing pain in her skull as a blaring alarm shook the house.
"What the hell is that?" Yoko growled loudly, though no one heard him over the hell sound, while Shuichi cringed in pain on the bed, afraid his ears would begin to bleed.
Suddenly Kagome's eyes shot wide open and she jumped to her feet, her kiss with Yoko already put to the back of her mind. "Shield, open!" She barked and immediately the siren stopped and a large flat screen appeared out of nowhere, flashing black and white a few times before settling. Suddenly Kagome's room was transformed in the blink of an eye, much to the amazement of her two guests. Her walls began flipping around and suddenly her room was transfixed to look like a central command center. There were televisions every where with computers whirring and printers printing out some kind of information. Kagome dashed over to the far wall, where her bed used to be, and released a panel containing a small, black keyboard. Her tiny nails began clicking away as she hurriedly typed in her password.
Still on the floor and clutching desperately at the agony in his ears, Yoko sat transfixed as everything went down. His frantic mind was racing a mile a minute, trying to decide if what he was seeing was in fact real, or just some crazy dream. Either way, someone up there must be laughing at all the lunacy.
Shuichi, however shocked he was, was amazed by how much technology and thought was placed into this room and he found himself wondering if there was more to Kagome than he ever thought possible. She was obviously into something major, seeing how frantic she was. Whatever it was that had her so spooked must have been great indeed. Oddly enough, his kitsune blood seemed to be reacting to all the excitement as he could feel his body tighten with tension.
"Come on, come on," Kagome chanted as she went through every scene on every television until her eyes landed on a channel depicting a large burning building, ablaze with blue and orange flames. Her eyes widened and she muttered a, "Holy shit!" under her breath, eyes wide in fear and denial. This couldn't be happening.
"What the fuck!" She cried, bringing up the screen and both Yoko and Shuichi were shocked to see a mansion with black smoke pooling from all directions. There were people streaming from the house, some covered in completely in smoke and ash, while others were still trying to finagle their way to safety. Kagome's face was a perfect blend of horror and anger as she growled angrily, pounding her fists heavily on a desk top.
"Kagome, what's going-aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" Souta screamed as he ran into the room and caught sight of the burning building. Souta was in his kitsune form as well and he immediately sat down in a chair that appeared out of nowhere, a serious look which didn't seem right coming from someone who had recently been laughing and having a grand time. "Souta, call everyone and get them down there. Try to find out who's trapped inside! Hurry!" She demanded and he scrambled to do what his sister asked, pulling out a pair of headphones from the wall and calling various people, shouting orders at them to get to the scene to search for any wounded and find out any information they could find.
"Shippo, call Nikoma, get him on the line!" Kagome growled, sensing, rather than seeing her son come flying into the room to her son as he too sat down and did as told. "Tell him to get his ass down there and to call me as soon as he's there. I want to know what the hell is going on and who set fire to my house."
Shippo nodded and placed the call while Kagome tried to calm down, pacing the room frantically. This couldn't be happening. How had someone learned of that location? Her summer home, located just a few miles from here was not a place well known to just anyone. She never told anyone she didn't trust about this house, for it contained some very pricy secrets anyone would kill to get their hands on. But she didn't understand. She told no one she didn't trust about this house, so that would mean either there was a spy or...and Kagome's eyes narrowed in stony anger...someone betrayed her. And betrayal was not something that sat well with our fair vixen.
"Oh Inari-sama, what the hell is happening?" She whimpered to herself jumping about a mile when Shuichi came out of nowhere and tried to touch her shoulder in a comforting manner. He didn't know what was going on, but figured she needed to be calm and level headed.
"Kagome, are you okay? What's going on? What is all this?" He asked gently, trying to calm the panicky demoness.
"Don't touch me!" She cried startling him, swiping at his hand, just missing him as he jerked his fingers away. She immediately felt guilty as she saw the hurt look flash in his pretty green eyes. Her own eyes softened and she took his hand, kissing his knuckles apologetically. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you, Shuichi."
"Is there anything we can help you with?" Shuichi asked, smiling at her in forgiveness.
Yoko went to open his mouth and add in his own questions and concerns, but was cut off when a man's face suddenly appeared on one of the television screens. He was standing in front of the burning mansion; eyes looked very sad and tired. Despite his haggard look, the man was still very attractive and looked vaguely familiar. The man had shoulder length black hair and deep blue eyes and right now he looked ten times older than he probably was. He was wearing a dark blue bandana around his forehead and was staring somewhat sadly at Kagome, who raced over to the screen and plopped down on the floor, opening up the line Shippo had accessed. Kagome was relieved to see her second in command safe and in one piece. She'd been afraid he was at the mansion when it caught fire.
"Hello Kagome," he greeted her emotionlessly, though his voice was tinged with empathy and respect.
"Nikoma what happened?" She questioned him, relief filtering in her voice that he wasn't injured. "Are you all right? Do you know what's going on? You're not injured in any way, are you, Niko-kun?"
Nikoma looked stressed as he bit his lip and his blue eyes went colder than ice and harder than steel. "It's bad, Kagome," he told her seriously. "I just talked to Toki."
"She was there? Is she hurt?" Kagome gasped out, biting at her claws anxiously.
Nikoma smiled faintly. Even in the midst of a crisis Kagome always thought of others first. "She's fine, Kagome-chan. She managed to get herself and a few others out rather quickly. No one is injured; however there are a few of us unaccounted for."
"Who's missing?" Kagome asked him, mind whirling over the new facts.
"Mika, Toma, Lila, and Satoshi," Nikoma answered matter-of-factly.
"And you're sure they aren't just trapped inside somewhere?"
"Yes. Neither Toki nor I can feel their energy and you would have known instantly if they had died," he replied calmly.
Kagome nodded, thoughtfully. It was true. All the servants who worked under her were branded with a special tattoo, tying them to her for safety measures. "But what I don't get is why anyone would set fire to the house in the first place," Kagome murmured thoughtfully. She shook her head. It had been a long time since she'd had any problems in her life. Ever since she stopped traveling to the Feudal Era things had been quite quiet. "Why didn't they just steal what was inside and make their getaway. We never would have known, at least until a couple weeks when we would take inventory.
Kagome sighed and ran a hand through her golden, silver streaked hair, lifting the strands and staring at them blankly. The tips of her ears were a bit floppy with her sudden depression and loss of energy.
Kagome and Nikoma stayed were silent for a few moments, while Yoko and Shuichi were still confused. Both were sitting on the floor behind her, though neither voiced their thoughts at this moment, giving Kagome space enough to think.
"You're right, Nikoma, this is bad," Kagome suddenly whispered and Nikoma gulped before nodding.
"I think there was a leak, Kagome," he answered her honestly. "I have no idea how someone found out about Home, but rest assured I am going to get to the bottom of all this."
Kagome growled viciously, mentally agreeing, and her fangs lengthened as her thoughts took a darker spin. Someone had betrayed her which meant some of her secrets would be exposed. If anyone ever found out she was the priestess who carried the Shikon no Tama and that there was a whole lot more demons living in human world than even Reikai knew about, she could be in serious trouble. "You do realize Sesshomaru is going to freak, don't you?" She commented dryly, trying to ease some tension to her suddenly stiff shoulders.
Nikoma smirked ruefully, eyes lighting up a bit, while Yoko swore up and down the man's eyes looked very familiar. "I'm sure you can handle that old dog."
"Old dog, am I?" A low, commanding voice spoke from somewhere in the background. Kagome couldn't hold back the slight giggle as Nikoma paled instantly, eyes widening with shock.
"Uh, er, Sesshomaru-sama," Her partner squeaked and turned helpless eyes towards the screen. "Help, Kagome! He's going to get me."
"Sorry Nikoma," Kagome giggled spotting the flash of silver behind her friend. "You should know never to insult Sesshomaru. I'm the only one who can get away with that, besides Rin-chan of course."
"Kagome, you're such a bitch," Nikoma growled at her and she just continued laughing.
"That's vixen," she corrected smartly. "I am not a dog like Fluffy."
"Kagome!" She heard Sesshomaru growl.
"Yes, Fluffy, something the matter?"
Kagome couldn't see him but she knew he was probably grumbling under his breath about her lack of respect. After a few moments, the reality of the situation crashed down on her again and her eyes turned serious. "I'm going to send Shippo and Souta down to help you with the others. Try to keep everyone calm and in order. Tell everyone there's an emergency meeting tonight," she told them both. Kagome's eyes shown with worry as she gazed at Nikoma.
"Don't worry," Nikoma tried to placate her as he spotted the worry in his friend's eyes. "After tonight, I'll 'disappear' for awhile and go into hiding. When I find anything out I'll contact you and let you know. I'll be in touch." The screen went blank and Kagome sat down heavily on the floor, suddenly bereft of all energy. She lay down on her back and closed her eyes as all the fight just seemed to expel from her body.
That's when she finally remembered about her two kitsune guests and her eyes flew open only to find Yoko's golden eyes bearing down upon her as he crouched low beside her sprawled form. He was staring imploringly at her, eyes serious, no doubt curious to know what that was all about.
"You all right?" he asked gently, rubbing her shoulders when she sat up.
"I'll be fine," she sighed and fought the urge to purr from the gentle press of his long, limber fingers. But she couldn't indulge in the pretty kitsune at the moment as there were more important things on her schedule. "Though I'm sure you'll want to know what that was all about."
Two dead-panned faces were her only response and she sighed again, rolling her eyes. "Okay, before I tell you anything I want you two to get up, take a shower, and then meet me in the kitchen. What I'm going to tell you is a very long story so you'll need to be alert enough to withstand the whole thing." Kagome stood up, offering Yoko a hand up off the floor. He took it and allowed her to pull him gracefully to his feet. Kagome pulled Shuichi off the bed as well and then proceeded to show them where the bathroom was, grabbing some towels and spare clothes from Souta's room along the way.
"Okay, well I'll leave you to it," she told them softly and began walking away. She made it barely a foot before she heard Yoko call out to her.
"You mean you're not going to be nice and help us clean our wounds?" He teased her, wanting to see some of the sparkle in her eye's return. In wouldn't do to have her so sad, for happiness really became her.
Kagome turned back and shot a seductive look over her shoulder while meeting eyes with Shuichi, winking at him and totally making him blush. "Ask me later and I might consider it."
She left both kitsunes standing alone, very amused and aroused, in her bedroom, one smirking mischievously and the other smirking, yet trying to hide his blush from his once counterpart. The last thing she heard was Shuichi, complaining that Yoko had kissed her and Yoko's rumbling laughter, trailing after her in response.
And that's it! I do hope you all enjoyed that, especially since I added in some serious moments, as well as kissing and fluff, all the things that go along with a great fiction story, in my opinion. Anyway, please, please, please, read and review! I'm still working on Knight of Kagome's Heart, so I can't tell you when it will be updated, just that its the next story on the agenda to update.Thank you to all my truly wonderful reviewers. I have so many that I've come to know with joy each and every time you review one of my stories. It fills me with such gladness. You know I write for myself, as well as for all you wonderful readers, especially my good friend, Kage! Props to you for aiding me in so many decisions!
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