A.N. Hey everyone. Sorry it took longer than I originally wanted but here is the next chapter. It's of the past.. like when past Kikyo(known as Kirrai) went crazy before she allowed part of her got reincarnated and take on an evil scheme. So the next few chapters will be the past.. probably 2-3 chapters (counting this one) so enjoy it! I was kinda given the idea to do it by DelSan 13 so thankies much. I enjoyed actually writing it. Remember to look me up on twitter to see if I'm slacking and if I'm working or just to see some of my excuses. StevieWondrboyX (Link in profile)
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Please excuse any errors and if you're confused let me know I try to make sure everything goes to together but sometimes I mess up.
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The Past.
Inuyasha walked with the ebony haired girl by his side. He couldn't believe he had found such an amazing woman, one that even accepted him for what he was. He, being a half demon, was out casted by both demons and humans. He wasn't normal; he was a mistake as others put it. Was believed not strong enough to be included with the demons and he was a monster in the human's eyes. This, this miko though accepted him and was with him for who he was. Even though she always had them meet in secret, every day she spent a vast amount of time with him.
She seemed somewhat hesitant today though and Inuyasha knew she had something on her mid, but he did not know what. As they came upon a clearing in the Inuyasha forest, a forest that was named after him by a nearby village because he was the monster that resided there. Sometimes the villagers saw him as a saint because he killed bandits and demons that were in the forest on their way to attack the village, but every time they'd see him they realized just what he was. A demon that kills just to feel blood on his hands; it didn't matter if he was half or not to them he was still a demon.
"Inuyasha…" The woman that was accompanying the half demon spoke keeping her eyes to the ground. Inuyasha knew something was bothering her; he lifted her chin up so her eyes would look into his and he tried to see what was bothering her. It was her one flaw that he saw; he couldn't ever tell what she was feeling. Her eyes were always frozen with nothing. She never let someone truly in.
"What is it, Kikyo? Tell me." He spoke with concern. He knew something had to be bothering her from her hesitancy, even if he couldn't see it in her eyes.
"Inuyasha, if there was a way," She paused trying to find the best way to ask him. She took a few steps back from him before she continued, "would you become human for me?" Inuyasha was furious. Yet another person who didn't accept him for what he truly was. If only he knew that wasn't the case.
"What the hell Kikyo! You too? I seriously thought you loved me as I am!" He bellowed out causing birds to flea in fright. Kikyo put her hands up to show she meant no harm and took a step toward the angry half demon, but her actions were in vain as he pushed her back and leaped back, making sure there was plenty of space between them.
"Inuyasha let me explain. The villagers don't approve of a miko being with a demon. It'd just make everything easier." Inuyasha scoffed and swung around away from the girl who he loved. He felt as though his chest was being crushed.
"Shut it, Kikyo. I don't care what your excuse is. If you truly cared it wouldn't matter what those stupid villagers thought." With that Inuyasha ran off toward his favorite tree, the Goshinboku. Kikyo wasn't surprised that he ran off, she knew he would if he got too over worked and she knew she'd have to talk to him later. As she turned to walk back to the village Kikyo picked up on someone nearby stopping and readying her bow and arrows she was ready for an attack, but it never came. Instead a young man, obviously wounded, stumbled into the field only to collapse a few feet later.
Kikyo put her bow away and rushed to the injured man. She observed him as she carefully flipped him on his back, noting all the burns and cuts on his body. The man was more injured than she originally thought. Kikyo ran off, gathering materials she could use to support and pull the man somewhere safer. She had found a cave nearby while she was walking back towards the field and decided it'd be easier to drag him there than to drag him all the way back to the village by herself. When she returned to the unconscious man there were bandits surrounding him, Kikyo drew her bow and arrow firing at the nearest bandit her miko powers encasing the arrow and doing a large amount of damage to the foe.
Frightened, the bandits looked at her and fled; knowing that she was the great miko in the area with great power that was spoken of by many. Kikyo quickly made her makeshift stretcher and drug the man into the cave. After making sure he would be as comfortable as she possibly could she left to grab the bandages from the village and gather the herbs she'd need to treat his wounds and other ailments.
~Meanwhile with Inuyasha~
Inuyasha sat in the Goshinboku thinking things over. He didn't understand why no one accepted him for who he was. Was he really that horrible? He believed he wasn't so why did everyone treat him so. He definitely wasn't like his half brother. He was a horrible person, cold hearted through and through. He didn't care for anyone but himself. Sighing Inuyasha looked up into the sky and took a deep breath, taking in the calming scents of the woods. There was a scent he didn't recognize nearby, one that was very pleasant and calming, and a hint of blood.
Leaping from tree to tree Inuyasha leaped towards the scent of blood coming to a clearing with a well in it. He recalled the well being called the bone eaters well. Stopping and turning around, dismissing the smell to be a demon that was recently killed and thrown in the well; that was until a young girl in priestess attire climbed out. He could tell she was not from the village nearby because her priestess bottoms were a different color than Kikyo's. Instead of red she had green.
She had kind of resembled Kikyo but the more Inuyasha looked at her he knew she wasn't. Her hair was ebony and long like Kikyo's but it wavy instead of straight. Her eyes, which were staring at him the same way he was staring at her, were a warm chocolate brown where as Kikyo's were a hard, cold brown. He watched as a smile appeared on her lips and she waved.
Inuyasha snapped back into reality. Why was there a priestess waving and giving him such a welcoming smile? Was it a trap? Was she sent there to kill him? He pondered the questions racing through his head deciding that the girl was not going to get the best of him. He readied his attack, his claws outstretched. The girl didn't seem to be frightened for she was walking closer, once she was close enough she began to speak.
"Hi, my name is Kagome. Are you from the village around here?" Inuyasha wondered if she was hit in the head or something. He wiggled his ears to make sure they weren't hiding in his hair, and checked it off that they weren't on his mental list. He wondered if she was blind and waved his hand in front of her face, which followed his hand with a confused look. "What are you doing?" She giggled at him, catching sight of the wiggling snowy white ears on top of his head, Kagome let out a small squeal.
"What are you squealing about, wench?" Inuyasha grumbled pulling his ears back towards his head.
"My name is Kagome. Ka-go-me. That's far from wench. What crawled up your butt anyways?" She angrily spat at Inuyasha, only surprising him more. He wondered if she knew how dangerous demons could be.
"Keh. What's your deal anyways? Shouldn't you be running or attacking me by now?"
"Why should I? You haven't tried to kill me yet… or grope me…" Inuyasha looked confused as Kagome shuttered. "Stupid monk."
"Monk? Grope? Huh?" Kagome giggled again getting closer to the confused half demon.
"Long story. So," Inuyasha looked down at the girl that was standing right in front of him now looking up at him. "what's your name?" Kagome continued when she realized Inuyasha was paying attention to her.
"Inuyasha."
"That's cool. So you're the demon this forest is named after? You know you've racked a name for yourself." Inuyasha cocked his head to the side like a confused puppy as he watched her walk around the small little clearing. He didn't quite know what to think of her. "Yeah, you've got demons and humans all over scared to come anywhere near these woods."
"Keh. Not my fault they're all pathetic." The wind blew and Inuyasha got a whiff of the small amount of blood coming from the girl and his hard attitude softened. "You're bleeding."
"Oh, yeah. I was being chased by a bandit and jumped down the well to hide. I didn't know there'd be bones down there." Kagome blushed slightly starting to feel like an idiot.
"Stupid wench, why were you out here all alone anyways?" Inuyasha gruffly asked crossing his arms and glaring at her. Kagome was starting to get angry again; didn't she tell him what her name was already?
"Ka-go-me. Talk about trying to teach an old dog a new trick." Kagome walked away, only to have Inuyasha follow. He was very interested in the strange girl and he didn't want to let her leave him yet.
"You didn't answer my question." He stated after jumping in front of the fuming girl and stopping her.
"Ask again and try using my name this time." Kagome glared at him crossing her arms and the half demon grunted. "What I thought. Excuse me." She said as s he moved around him and continued back to where she was headed.
"Why were you out here alone, Kagome?" Inuyasha grumbled following after her only to knock into her a few seconds later when she turned around with a big smile on her face.
"See was that so hard?" Kagome asked only getting a growl for a response. "Alright, alright cool your pants. I was just taking a breather from my group when I got attacked by a group of bandits. Stupid me had left my bow and arrows at our camp so, I did the only thing I could. Run."
"Keh, stupid wen…"
"Inuyasha." Kagome drew out his name in a warning tone.
"Keh." The angry half demon scoffed as he followed Kagome to wherever she was headed. The two walked in silence for a while until they came upon a clearing where a monk, a demon slayer, and a young fox demon sat near a fire. The demon slayer was the first to look up from her roasting fish, seeing a demon behind Kagome she grabbed the giant boomerang that sat behind her.
"KAGOME!" She yelled before she flung the boomerang towards her friend, expecting her to get out of the way; Kagome though stood, shocked in her place, watching the boomerang come at her. Inuyasha quickly leaped forward and grabbed Kagome and leaped up into the air just in time to miss the boomerang that circled back around and into the demon slayer's hand.
"What are you trying to do, kill her?" Inuyasha fumed storming up the startled demon slayer.
"Put her down demon before I make you." The demon slayer seethed, but Inuyasha didn't move.
"Yeah put her down!" Yelled the little fox demon, who quieted when Inuyasha glared at him. "Or not…" he meeped and hid behind the demon slayer.
"Lady Sango, I do not believe he is a threat." The monk spoke to the demon slayer putting his hand on the small of her back, which slowly lowered to her butt.
"PERVERT!" Sango yelled using her boomerang to beat the monk on the head.
"Stupid perverted monk." Inuyasha grumbled looking at the knocked out monk lying on the ground.
"Huh, I guess it wasn't that long of a story." Kagome mumbled to herself before realizing she was still being held by Inuyasha. "Can you please put me down now?" She politely asked as a blush formed on her cheeks. She had expected to be lightly placed on the ground, but instead he just dropped his arms and she fell on her bum right in front of him. She bolted up into his face, anger again laced with her features. "Would it kill you if you were nice?"
"Don't yell wench! You're hurting my ears!" Inuyasha yelled back his arms crossed against his chest yet again.
"Well I wouldn't yell if you were nice. It's not going to kill you to be nice to someone for once!"
"How would you know? It very well could because I could be stupid like you!" Kagome crossed her arms and turned away from him walking over to the fire and plopping down and grabbing one of the fish that were now fully cooked.
"That's mine." The now awake monk wined crawling over to the fire only to be stepped on by a still fuming Sango.
"Shut up, Miroku." Both women yelled at the same time causing both men to shut up and stay away as the two women, the small fox demon, and a two tail cat, that Inuyasha had just noticed, ate the fish around the fire.
"They always like this?" Inuyasha quietly asked the monk who was standing next to him. He nodded and dodged a rock that come flying towards his head.
"We didn't give you permission to talk!" Sango bellowed before throwing another rock and hitting the monk in the head.
"Kagome don't mind that half demon. He's just mad because he can't get a girl." The little fox demon glared at Inuyasha who started stalking over to him and hit him on the head.
"What'd you say runt?" Inuyasha angrily spat only to be hit upside the head by an even angrier Kagome. "What the hell is your problem wench?" He got hit again. Kagome was determined to have him learn her name one way or another.
"Ka-go-me. Don't hit Shippo, he is just a kid." Kagome berated him as she took the crying boy into her arms and loved on him trying to calm him down.
"Well he started it." Inuyasha growled when he saw Shippo stick his tongue out at him. The young fox demon was playing the girl.
"I don't care who started it, you're older you should be setting an example."
"How did you guys even become a group anyways?" Inuyasha asked looking at the four people sitting by the fire; Miroku was finally allowed to sit down apparently. "I mean you have a perverted monk, a demon slayer traveling with two demons, a twin tail cat demon, a fox demon, and a priestess."
"I'm a miko." Kagome bluntly stated, she was starting to regret allowing the half demon to follow her back to her camp. All he did was anger her.
"How? I don't feel your powers? If you are one you're not very powerful." Inuyasha tried to feel her aura again and couldn't feel it still.
"She has the ability to conceal it." Miroku aided, seeing Inuyasha's confusion. "She's actually quite powerful." Inuyasha looked surprised at the group, who were nodding, before landing back on Kagome.
"Keh, Kikyo is probably more powerful than she is." Inuyasha turned and was getting ready to go back to the Goshinboku where Kikyo was sure to be looking for him soon, but he didn't get far before smelling someone coming towards the clearing.
"Help…"An old man pleaded as he fell into the field. Kagome got up and rushed towards the fallen man noting he had wounds on him. She remembered the man from the village they had just passed through. She let her miko powers flow as she prepared to help his wounds heal. "My village..," the old man croaked, "it was attacked by wolves."
"Wolves?" Kagome questioned, she hadn't heard of wolves attacking villages in a while, and she wondered why they were starting to now.
"Keh, serves you right, pathetic human." Inuyasha spat at the man, ignoring the glare from the girl next to him. Inuyasha was surprised at the power he felt coming of the girl healing the man's wounds, and knew that her powers were stronger than Kikyo's. "Keh."
"Lady Kagome, we should check the village for more survivors." Miroku, the monk, suggested receiving nods from the original group. Inuyasha just stood there with his arms crossed.
"Done. Sir stay here you should be safe. Well be back." Kagome stood and turned toward the half demon a smile on her face. "Down dog-boy." She demanded, receiving a scoff. Kagome kept her smile and pushed him down where he was kneeling on the ground. "I said down," she chided as she climbed onto his back. Inuyasha stood abruptly and started trying to grab at her and rip her off his back as he stomped his feat around.
"GET OFF ME!" He yelped, missing the snickers from the three others. Giving up Inuyasha stopped flailing and hung his head. "Evil wench." He mumbled as Kagome patted him on the head praising him for being a good boy. Sango and Miroku had climbed on top of the, now bigger, two tailed cat and headed towards the village with Inuyasha and Kagome not far behind them.
Upon reaching the village the group slowed taking in the devastating sight. Bodies were torn in two, huts were on fire, the ground stained with blood, and a few remaining wolves were chewing on carcasses. Kagome, who was now standing next to Inuyasha, shrieked as she buried her face into Inuyasha's chest, who had placed an arm around her to hold her closer to comfort her.
A wolf turned from his current meal when he smelled fresh meat. The beast growled before it charged the half demon and the shivering woman in his arms only to be struck down in mid air. "This is disgusting." Inuyasha covered his nose with the sleeve of his haori, not being able to stand the foul stench of death any longer. A gust of wind in the shape of a tornado came hurtling towards them causing Kagome to finally conquer her uneasiness to see what was going on.
"How dare you kill one of my clan you, mangy mutt!" The voice bellowed as the wind died down, leaving a very angry dark haired wolf demon seething in its place. Kagome's eyes widened, she couldn't believe that she had helped not too long ago was causing so much pain to others. Inuyasha felt the anger radiating off the small miko in his arms and smirked knowing the wolf cub was going to get it.
"Kouga! How, how could you!" Kagome cried as she stormed up to the surprised wolf demon.
"Ka-Ka-gome?" Kouga scratched the back of his head as he asked, "What are you doing here?" The wolf demon took the girl into his arms, receiving a growl from a half demon. "This is no place for my woman to be. You could have been killed."
"Why are you doing this?" Kagome wondered, used to the advances Kouga would put on her she didn't move from his embrace. "All these people… they're hurt and it's your fault. Why would you attack innocent people?"
"It's not what you think." Kouga defended himself as Kagome ripped herself from his arms; disgusted in him. "There was a man, Onigumo, he stole things from my clan and things just got out of control. Kagome, please understand."
"It's not me who has to understand and forgive you, Kouga." Kagome turned towards him, the disappointment she felt towards him made him feel like he was only an inch tall. The two had completely forgotten the others that were there, whom were waiting patiently and silent, which was a surprise to the half demon himself.
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Kikyo hadn't bothered to look for Inuyasha, she knew he'd worry that she hadn't come yet, but the man lying in front of her drew her in. She had stayed their all night to make sure the man had everything he needed, and most of his wounds were well on their way to being healed. The man had yet to wake though and Kikyo was bound determined to find out who he was. She was thankful it had rained that night to hide the scent of both her and the man away from whatever came looking.
She knew she had to find a way to tell Inuyasha about the man, why she smelt like another man, and why she hadn't come for him. She only assumed the things that could be going through the half demons mind. Kikyo did care for him, but it wasn't socially accepted for her to be with a demon, or half demon. She was a very high priestess, and miko; having a half demon as a lover would only taint her good name. Sighing Kikyo placed her tea pot; she had borrowed from the village, on the small fire in the cave heating her and the man, who laid in front of her, some tea if he were to wake up and be thirsty. As if on cue, the man began to stir, coughing dryly barely moving in his mummified state as the tea finished. Kikyo poured a cup for the man and blew on it to cool it down.
"Careful, it is still hot." Kikyo cautioned as she gently brought the cup to the man's lips. He took slow sips, coughing every few swallows from the liquid sliding down his rough throat. When he finished the cup he watched his savior as she silently drank her tea next to him. The man knew once she had found out who he was she'd not be so kind. "What is your name, that is, if you can speak?" Kikyo inquired in between her sips of tea. Kikyo was no fool, she knew this man was probably no good, but she couldn't deny him care. What type of person would she be if she loved someone with tainted blood, but couldn't care for someone with a tainted soul?
"Oni-gu-mo…" The man managed to choke out.
Kikyo nodded saying in response, "Well Onigumo, it was nice to meet you. My name is Kikyo, the priestess of the nearby village." She now was looking straight into his eyes watching as his eyes roamed her body. "Do not take my kindness lightly; I will not hesitate for a second if I believe you will be a threat to my village. I am caring for you out of the kindness of my heart. I don't push anyone aside, everyone at least deservers one chance."
Kikyo stood turning towards the entrance of the cave, not turning to face the man as she spoke. "I will return tomorrow. I will bathe, feed, and redress your wounds." Onigumo watched as Kikyo left the cave captivated by her every move. He cursed himself when she was gone, his human heart was betraying him, being drawn to a pure woman of all things. After lying there still in the dark for a while, he once again felt sleep consume him; Kikyo being the object of his dreams through the night.
Kikyo found a hot spring near the village, after grabbing a change of clothes, and bathed quickly, ridding the wounded man's scent off of her before she went to go find Inuyasha. For now she was just going to keep Inuyasha from knowing about Onigumo. The essence that burned in the cave were special herbs to hide his scent and now that Kikyo was cleaned there was no scent of him anywhere on her. She changed into her spare set of clothes and headed off to the Goshinboku, where she knew she would find a sulking half demon.
Upon arriving at the tree Kikyo looked up trying to spot Inuyasha in the dark, but to her surprise he wasn't there. Kikyo walked a small area around the tree seeing if he was nearby and started to worry. Did she hurt him so bad that he left for good? Kikyo went back to the Goshinboku and sat at the base of the tree leaning her head up against it, a tear running down her face.
"Inuyasha…" She pleaded as she fell asleep from her long day.
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"Why do I have to dig all the graves by myself?" The wolf demon wined, growing more agitated as the half demon stood near and laughed at the misfortune of Kouga. Kagome turned and glared at Kouga making him shudder and start to dig again.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome snapped turning towards the startled half demon. "You continue to laugh you will be right beside him."
"Keh, you can't control me like that whipped little flea bag over there." Within seconds of Inuyasha's snide remark Kagome was next to him pulling his ear towards the burial site they had set up.
"Dig now." Inuyasha whined as he complied to her demands, ignoring Kouga's snickers for Kagome was on her way to deal with him, yet again.
"Kagome is scary when she's angry…" Shippo whispered as the monk and demon slayer nodded their heads.
"Now if you two will keep working and not complain, you should make up for this mess by dawn!" Kagome yelled as she walked away towards the village. "I'm going to go find an inn we can stay at. Watch them Sango." Sango nodded bringing her boomerang next to her prepared to throw it at the first one who acted up.
Inuyasha's ears perked up and he started to look around, he could have sworn he heard someone say his name. Hearing Sango say his name in a warning tone he shrugged and started to dig again. He didn't know why but he felt at peace being around the miko of this group.
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A.N. Hope you enjoyed it please review I always love to see reviews. Thanks to the people that alerted it. Nice to know I'm getting some new readers. I'll try to get the next chapter out soon but two kids make my life a little hectic when trying to get to write. :D
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